Blog Archive
July 2014
Thu Jul 31
Fiction Affliction: August Releases in Urban Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Trial by Fire (Excerpt)
by Josephine Angelini
When Your House Obsession Becomes A Kid’s Book: The Children of Green Knowe
by Mari Ness
Holly Black Will Write the Twelfth Doctor’s Next Adventure
by Stubby the Rocket
Lords of the Fallen Demoralizes the Masses at SDCC
by Pritpaul Bains
Be Careful What You Wish For in the First Into the Woods Teaser Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 24
by Leigh Butler
The Harry Potter Reread: The Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 17 and 18
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
“You Did Me and My Dragons Real Proud” Anne McCaffrey on John Schoenherr’s Illustrations
by Stubby the Rocket
Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 7
by Alice Arneson
Hey, Anyone Live in Atlanta and Want to Play Hank Pym in Ant-Man?
by Stubby the Rocket
Suitcase of Pain! Read Tom Hiddleston’s Adorable Avengers Thank-You Letter to Joss Whedon
by Stubby the Rocket
Dovebuckets and Face-Crabs: The Sandman: Overture Issue 3
by Leah Schnelbach
Fairy Tale Remix: “What Else is Disney Not Telling Us?”
by Katharine Duckett
The Best, Funniest, and Most Ridiculous Harry Potter Memes to Come Out of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World
by Stubby the Rocket
Ten Awesome Prehistoric Crocs
by Brian Switek
Wed Jul 30
Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for August
by Suzanne Johnson
McConaughey Looks to the Stars in the New Interstellar Trailer!
by Stubby the Rocket
“He Wanted Us To Catch Him!” Let’s Retire this Villain Cliché
by Jake Hinkson
Dream a Little Dream: Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
by Mahvesh Murad
Pull List: Kelly Sue DeConnick’s Captain Marvel
by Alex Brown
Concerning Hobbits, On-Screen and Off: Why Jackson and Tolkien Can Peacefully Co-exist
by Jeff LaSala
Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern Series Could Be the Next Big Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Franchise
by Stubby the Rocket
Bubble Baths and the Need For Grimdark: Highlights from Joe Abercrombie’s AMA
by Stubby the Rocket
Magazine Theft and Terrible Cats: Michael Cho at SDCC
by Karin L Kross
Rocket Talk Episode 20: Kameron Hurley and Liz Bourke
by Stubby the Rocket
Under the Dome: “Reconciliation”
by Grady Hendrix
Rereading Melanie Rawn: Dragon Prince, Chapters 3 and 4
by Judith Tarr
Yes, Women Want to Be ThorSo Why is the New Avengers Line-up Cause For Ire?
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Trade-Offs for the Overhaul of the Barricade
by John Chu
Tue Jul 29
Fiction Affliction: August Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
Rothfuss, Hobb, Abercrombie, and More Put the Epic in Epic Fantasy!
by Stubby the Rocket
Diversity Beyond Borders: A Conversation with Charles Tan
by Sarah McCarry
Now You Can Read Lev Grossman’s Annotations on The Magician King
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “In the Cards”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Finally, Stephen Colbert’s SDCC Super-Fan Hobbit Speech in Full
by Stubby the Rocket
Post-Binary Gender in SF: Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
by Alex Dally MacFarlane
Holy Nostalgia! Harlan Ellison Wrote an Episode for Adam West’s Batman
by Ryan Britt
Introduction to the H. P. Lovecraft Reread
by Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys
Short Fiction Spotlight: The Man Who Was A Monster
by Niall Alexander
Witness the Alternate Reality Where We Got Deadpool Instead of Green Lantern
by Stubby the Rocket
Fiction Affliction: August Releases in Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Alien: Isolation Scuttles Through the Air Vents and Into SDCC
by Pritpaul Bains
Sleeps With Monsters: Vampire Academy (2014) and Byzantium (2012)
by Liz Bourke
You Will Believe A Tree Can Steal Your Heart. Guardians of the Galaxy
by Thom Dunn
The Colonel
by Peter Watts
Mon Jul 28
Dreamwalk With Me: Kill Baxter by Charlie Human
by Niall Alexander
Sunset Overdrive Brings Extra Buzz to SDCC
by Pritpaul Bains
Get Ready For the Trailer For The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies!
by Stubby the Rocket
Maisie Williams Wore a Dress Made Out of Comic Books to Comic Con
by Stubby the Rocket
A Tale as Old as Time: The Seventh Miss Hatfield by Anna Caltabiano
by Niall Alexander
Chuck Palahniuk Talks Fight Club 2
by Karin L Kross
The Legend of Korra Goes Digital: “The Terror Within”
by Mordicai Knode
Life As A Plague StorehouseStar Wars: Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor’s Plague
by Natalie Zutter and Emmet Asher-Perrin
Peter Capaldi Promises “No Flirting” From the Doctor From Now On
by Stubby the Rocket
Martin, Rothfuss, Gabaldon, Abercrombie, and Grossman. Rulers of the Realm Talk Epic Fantasy
by Karin L Kross
Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Daughter of the Empire, Part 10
by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Hunting the Kraken in Evolve at SDCC
by Pritpaul Bains
Lucy is Like a Party Where Clichés Get Drunk and Fight
by Ryan Britt
SDCC’s “Women Who Kick Ass” Panelists Only Want to Play Male Superheroes
by Natalie Zutter
Watch the Jam-Packed Teaser Trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
by Natalie Zutter
Boy Meets Girl Trek: Peter David’s Imzadis
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Entanglement: Breakfast with the Borgias by DBC Pierre
by Niall Alexander
Sun Jul 27
Constantine Panel Gives a Sneak Peek At Demons!
by Leah Schnelbach
First Mad Max: Fury Road Trailer Has Got Style
by Stubby the Rocket
Get Ready For Some Winchester KaraokeSupernatural Party at SDCC!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Benedict Cumberbatch Goes Full Smaug at San Diego Comic-Con!
by Stubby the Rocket
New Teaser for The Flash Shows Barry Allen Ignoring Highway Speed Limits
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Sat Jul 26
Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, and Phase 3. SDCC Marvel Studios Panel
by Chris Lough
Vin Diesel Credits Groot with Helping Him Heal After Paul Walker’s Death
by Leah Schnelbach
These New Orphan Black Clones Sure Are Unexpected
by Chris Lough
Sandman Overture #3 Gives us a Preview!
by Stubby the Rocket
Once Upon a Time Running Out of Ideas, Hopes You’ll Watch a Villain Named “Frank Matterhorn”
by Natalie Zutter
The Boxtrolls Invades San Diego with Bug-Kebabs!
by Leah Schnelbach
Guillermo del Toro and Duncan Jones! Godzilla 2, Crimson Peak, and Warcraft Teasers! Legendary Pictures at SDCC
by Natalie Zutter
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Assured by Marvel, James Gunn Already Talking Ideas
by Chris Lough
Once Upon a Time’s SDCC Frozen Clip: Anna and Kristoff Are Getting Married?
by Natalie Zutter
If You Got Stalked By an Evil Jester at SDCC, It Was Probably Peter Jackson
by Natalie Zutter
Breaking Barriers at SDCC: Transgender Trends in Popular Culture
by Karin L Kross
Peter Capaldi’s Doctor is Seriously Weird
by Chris Lough
Warner Bros. SDCC Panel Delivers Batman v Superman, First Look at Wonder Woman, Jupiter Ascending, Mad Max, and Hobbit 3 with Stephen Colbert!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Naked Ben Franklin! Headless Romance! Devilishly Handsome Centaurs! Sleepy Hollow at San Diego Comic-Con 2014!
by Leah Schnelbach
Orphan Black’s SDCC Panel Was Like an Endless Clone Club Dance Party
by Natalie Zutter
Fri Jul 25
Barrowman Forces Cast to Keep Secrets, Superman Might Steal Oliver’s Date, and A Season 3 Preview: Arrow at SDCC!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
The First Outlander Trailer and Other Highlights from the SDCC Panel
by Natalie Zutter
Will We Have a New Doctor Strange This Weekend?
by Leah Schnelbach
What’s to Come From Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, and Marvel TV Next Year?
by Chris Lough
What’s Next for Star Wars Books? The SDCC New Dawn Panel is Here!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Huge New Cast and Bloopers. Highlights from the San Diego Comic Con Game of Thrones Panel
by Chris Lough
Hurricane Fever by Tobias S. Buckell
by Liz Bourke
The Walking Dead Season 5 Trailer Promises a Jaunty Road Trip!
by Leah Schnelbach
What Time is it? Time for a 7th Season of Adventure Time!
by Leah Schnelbach
iZombie is More Buffy Than Veronica Mars: Rob Thomas Gives Hints at SDCC!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Maisie Williams to Play Ellie in The Last of Us Movie?
by Natalie Zutter
Tower Bored… I Mean Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan
by Justin Landon
What You’ll See in the First Mockingjay, Part 1 Trailer
by Chris Lough
Korra Isn’t Cancelled! The Legend of Korra at SDCC
by Carl Engle-Laird
SymboGen Cares About Your Hugo Vote: Parasite by Mira Grant
by Robert H. Bedford
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Empok Nor”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
SDCC 2014: Lois Lowry Wishes She Had a Cameo in The Giver
by Leah Schnelbach
Real Life Batgirl Ziplines Over Gotham at SDCC
by Chris Lough
The Island of Excess Love (Excerpt)
by Francesca Lia Block
Scott McCloud and Gene Luen Yang Talk Comics, Religion, and Racism at San Diego Comic-Con!
by Leah Schnelbach
No One Accuses Bruce Wayne of Being “Vulnerable”SDCC and Strong Female Characters
by Karin L Kross
Peter Jackson Wants to Tackle Doctor Who After Hobbit Wraps Up
by Stubby the Rocket
Shiny! Serenity’s Crew Will Reunite Through Firefly Online Roleplaying Game
by Natalie Zutter
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Crippled God, Chapter Seven
by Amanda Rutter
For a Brief Moment, Mankind Granted Nicholas Cage the Power of Flight
by Stubby the Rocket
“Longer lines at the ladies room.” SDCC and the Increased Presence of Women in Comics
by Karin L Kross
Circumnavigate the World Through Genre!
by Leah Schnelbach
Here’s Your First Look at Frozen’s Elsa on Once Upon a Time
by Natalie Zutter
Hannibal Season 2 Gag Reel Proves that Lecter and Will Can’t Not be Terrifying
by Stubby the Rocket
Betty White Admits She Was “Such a Trekkie!” Then William Shatner Showed Up
by Leah Schnelbach
Summer of Sleaze: The Alternative Horrors of Kathe Koja
by Will Errickson
Adam West’s Batman Returns on November 11!
by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Jul 24
What to Expect From Star Wars: Rebels! New Info From the Cast and Crew
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
TMNT, The Rock, Plus Batman Makes an Indecent Proposal to Christopher Nolan at SDCC Paramount Panel
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
MTV Renews Teen Wolf for Season 5 and Hints at Season 4 Drama
by Natalie Zutter
George R. R. Martin Makes a Pretty Stunning Daenerys
by Chris Lough
Luke Skywalker Jedi Beard Confirmed!
by Stubby the Rocket
Six Seasons and a Community Panel at SDCC 2014!
by Leah Schnelbach
Benedict Cumberbatch Really Can’t Tell Us If He’s Doctor Strange, Okay?
by Chris Lough
Dwayne Johnson: “Seriously, though, I’m playing Shazam.”
by Stubby the Rocket
New Pictures of Ben Affleck Batman Emerge
by Stubby the Rocket
Jack Black Dragged Away by R. L. Stine’s Monsters During Goosebumps Panel
by Chris Lough
Space Station 76 Trailer: Where Space Opera Meets Spaceballs
by Stubby the Rocket
Superman Can Probably Use the Force, So This Picture of Henry Cavill as A Jedi is Right
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Wrapping Up the Ends, Untidily: Lois Lowry’s Son
by Mari Ness
Pixar’s Toy Story that Time Forgot Reveals Airdate and New Characters at San Diego Comic-Con!
by Leah Schnelbach
Stop Everything. Nathan Fillion is Dressed Up as Captain Kirk
by Stubby the Rocket
Under the Radar: Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism
by Mahvesh Murad
Spoiler Thread for A Read of Ice and Fire, Part 6!
by Tor.com
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 23
by Leigh Butler
San Diego Comic-Con Day Zero: Image Expo and Preview Night
by Karin L Kross
Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 6
by Carl Engle-Laird
To Eternity
by Barrie Potter and Wesley Allsbrook
Echopraxia (Excerpt)
by Peter Watts
The Harry Potter Reread: The Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 15 and 16
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Wed Jul 23
Sinister Six Will Come Out Before Amazing Spider-Man 3
by Stubby the Rocket
Robert Downey Jr. is Open to More Iron Man Movies: “Why Give Up the Belt?”
by Stubby the Rocket
Something Wonderful This Way Comes: Smiler’s Fair by Rebecca Levene
by Niall Alexander
Pirates of the Caribbean 5 is Real! It’s Coming!
by Stubby the Rocket
Things Go BOOM: Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews
by Liz Bourke
According to Lock In, How You Feel About the Internet Now is How You’ll Feel About Robots Later
by Chris Lough
A Brief History of Batman’s Trunks
by Jim Beard
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Crippled God, Chapter Six
by Amanda Rutter
The Stay Puft Mashmallow Man May Ruin Movies, but We’re Laughing too Hard to Notice
by Stubby the Rocket
Voting the Categories: A Guide to the 2014 Hugo Novelette Finalists
by Carl Engle-Laird
Rocket Talk Episode 19: Michael R Underwood
by Stubby the Rocket
Power Rangers Reboot Will Uphold the Series’ ContinuityWait, Power Rangers Has Continuity?
by Stubby the Rocket
Rereading Melanie Rawn: Dragon Prince, Chapter 2
by Judith Tarr
Brisk Money
by Adam Christopher
Tue Jul 22
Bringing Back the Golden Age: An Interview with Adam Christopher and Chuck Wendig
by Tor.com
Supernatural’s 200th Episode Will Feature Meta, Singing, Possibly Dancing
by Stubby the Rocket
The League of Seven (Excerpt)
by Alan Gratz
Under the Dome: “Revelation”
by Grady Hendrix
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Blaze of Glory”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Lloyd Alexander’s Tales of War and Youth
by James A Moore
Will Netflix’s Daredevil Merge Two Different NYCs?
by Chris Lough and Natalie Zutter
Short Fiction Spotlight: The Apex Book of World SF 3 (Part 1)
by Lee Mandelo
The Hugos and The Wheel of Time: A Satisfying End to the Series
by Leigh Butler
Is It Lucy Lawless vs. Agent Coulson For Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2?
by Stubby the Rocket
Queering SFF: Wilde Stories 2014, Edited by Steve Berman
by Lee Mandelo
Star Wars: Rebels Extended Trailer Proves That Where There’s a Will, There’s a Jedi
by Stubby the Rocket
Sleepy Hollow is Getting a New Sheriff?
by Stubby the Rocket
Sleeps With Monsters: All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry
by Liz Bourke
What Makes Chinese Science Fiction Chinese?
by Xia Jia
Extended Guardians of the Galaxy Clip Makes Us Wish We Were Friends With Groot
by Stubby the Rocket
Everything I Learned from the Buffy Rewatch
by Alyx Dellamonica
Mon Jul 21
Dwayne Johnson’s DC Character Is Probably Most Likely Shazam
by Stubby the Rocket
Competing J.R.R. Tolkien Biopics Present Different Takes on the Lord of the Rings Author
by Stubby the Rocket
The Sovereign Hand (Excerpt)
by Paul Gilbert
A Love Letter to Carl Kolchak: The Night Stalker
by Alex Bledsoe
US Cover Reveal and Excerpt for Amy McCulloch’s The Oathbreaker’s Shadow
by Amy McCulloch
Ken Liu has Won a Seiun Award!
by Stubby the Rocket
If This is the Plot for Star Wars: Episode VII, I Will Be Sad
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
The Legend of Korra Keeps Kicking Butt and Taking Names with “Old Wounds” and “Original Airbenders”
by Mordicai Knode
Benedict Cumberbatch Breaks Nazi Codes, Hearts in The Imitation Game Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
Where’s Avengers 3 in the New Marvel Studios 2019 Line-Up?
by Stubby the Rocket
Working at the Spice MinesStar Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty
by Natalie Zutter and Emmet Asher-Perrin
Meet the Most Under-Appreciated Actor in Showbiz: The Human Lens Flare
by Stubby the Rocket
True Blood Season 7, Episode 5: “Lost Cause”
by Theresa DeLucci
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, Epilogue and Coda
by Suzanne Johnson
Check Out the New X-Wing from Star Wars: Episode VII!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Charles Stross
by Tor.com
The Deluge Myth: Snowpiercer and Noah
by Jake Hinkson
Sun Jul 20
A Short History of the Twentieth Century, or, When You Wish Upon A Star
by Kathleen Ann Goonan
British Genre Fiction Hitlist: Late July New Releases
by Niall Alexander
Fri Jul 18
We’re Off To Sue The Wizard: The Outsorcerer’s Apprentice by Tom Holt
by Niall Alexander
Soda Pop Soldier (Excerpt)
by Nick Cole
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Children of Time”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Frozen on Once Upon a Time: Elsa Won’t Get a Love Interest and What Else to Expect
by Stubby the Rocket
Summer of Sleaze: James Herbert’s The Rats and The Fog
by Grady Hendrix
A Roughty Toughty Aussie Bloke: An Interview with Ben Peek
by David Barnett
Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “Long Odds,” “The Road to Victory,” and “Necessary Evils”
by Justin Landon
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Crippled God, Chapter Five
by Amanda Rutter
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Craig Cormick
by Tor.com
Summer 2014 Anime Preview: In the Name of the Moon!
by Kelly Quinn Chiu
The Art of Julie Dillon
by Justin Landon
Thu Jul 17
Shifting from Human to Supernatural Evil: Messenger
by Mari Ness
Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, and More to Team Up in New “Avengers”-Style Films
by Stubby the Rocket
Hail Pie-dra!
by Chris Lough
Where Every Man Has Gone Before: Vonda McIntyre’s Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Banking on the Hugos: Neptune’s Brood by Charles Stross
by Robert H. Bedford
The Rise of Aurora West (Comic Excerpt)
by Paul Pope
This 3D Futurama Video Is Almost Like Having Futurama Back
by Stubby the Rocket
Adam Christopher and Chuck Wendig Will Revive and Gender-Flip Classic Hero The Shield
by Stubby the Rocket
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 22
by Leigh Butler
“No One Is Born Evil” But Daniel Radcliffe Looks Pretty Sinful in the First Horns Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 5
by Alice Arneson
The 2014 Hugo Toastmasters Have Been Announced!
by Stubby the Rocket
Falcon is the New Captain America!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Harry Potter Reread: The Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 13 and 14
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Teen Wolf: Reboot
by Alex Brown
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Mary E. Pearson
by Tor.com
Three Possible Directions for the Next Planet of the Apes
by Ryan Britt
Wed Jul 16
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Mike Huddleston
by Tor.com
The Ultra Thin Man (Excerpt)
by Patrick Swenson
There and Back Again: Our Favorite Forms of Fictional Transport
by Stubby the Rocket
Under the Dome: “Force Majeure”
by Grady Hendrix
Voting the Categories: A Guide to the 2014 Hugo Novella Finalists
by Carl Engle-Laird
Rereading Melanie Rawn: Dragon Prince, Chapter 1
by Judith Tarr
Welcome to Rereading Melanie Rawn: The Dragon Prince Trilogy!
by Judith Tarr
Ingmar Bergman Directs The Flash!
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Crippled God, Chapter Four
by Amanda Rutter
Fun with Outbreaks!
by Leah Schnelbach
Rocket Talk Episode 18: “The Cage” by A.M. Dellamonica
by Stubby the Rocket
Picturing Dragons
by Irene Gallo
The Angelus Guns
by Max Gladstone
And Finally, For Now, the Fall of the Novel
by Niall Alexander
Tue Jul 15
Thomas Jane to Star in James S.A. Corey’s The Expanse TV Series
by Stubby the Rocket
Advice to Aspiring Comic Book Creators
by Gene Luen Yang
A Few More Details About Heroes: Reborn Emerge
by Stubby the Rocket
Black Ice (Excerpt)
by Susan Krinard
Joss Whedon Revives Wash! On…Single Page Firefly “Sequel”
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Tiphanie Yanique
by Tor.com
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Soldiers of the Empire”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
You’ll Never Know Who the Joker is on Gotham
by Stubby the Rocket
Thor is Now A Title, Not A Name, and the New Thor is A Woman!
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Tomorrow and Tomorrow: Apocalypse in the Steel City
by Leah Schnelbach
Short Fiction Spotlight: China Miéville, The Movie
by Niall Alexander
Hey, You Coming to Our 6th Birthday Party This Week?
by Stubby the Rocket
Watch the Full Trailer for Disney/Marvel’s Goofy Superhero Movie Big Hero 6!
by Stubby the Rocket
Post-Binary Gender in SF: 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
by Alex Dally MacFarlane
Sleeps With Monsters: Recent Reading
by Liz Bourke
Tor.com is on Hiatus From Short Fiction Submissions During August & September
by Tor.com
Who Should Play The Magicians?
by Ryan Britt
Velma and Daphne Are Fighting for Your Rights in Their Very Own Wonder Woman Armor
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Max Gladstone
by Tor.com
Mon Jul 14
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Gene Luen Yang
by Tor.com
Is William Friedkin Directing True Detective Season 2?
by Stubby the Rocket
Endgame: The Causal Angel by Hannu Rajaniemi
by Niall Alexander
Tell Luke (or Any Child of Your Choice) “I Am Your Father” in 17 Different Languages!
by Stubby the Rocket
Rereading the Empire Trilogy: Daughter of the Empire, Part 9
by Tansy Rayner Roberts
You Can Now Watch Bill Murray’s Lost Sci-Fi Comedy Nothing Lasts Forever
by Stubby the Rocket
We Are All Completely Fine (Excerpt)
by Daryl Gregory
Christopher Walken Will Play the Captain Hook We Deserve in Peter Pan Live
by Stubby the Rocket
The Legend of Korra’s “In Harm’s Way” and “The Metal Clan” Are All About Family
by Mordicai Knode
Is Anyone Excited to See Dengar? Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur
by Natalie Zutter and Emmet Asher-Perrin
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Calcifies the New Era of the Post-Human Blockbuster
by Ryan Britt
A Long Overdue Nod to SciFi and Fantasy’s Best Librarians
by Stubby the Rocket
True Blood Season 7, Episode 4: “Death is Not the End”
by Theresa DeLucci
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, The Scarlet Field of Can’-Ka No Rey, Chapter 3
by Suzanne Johnson
Grimdark for Young Adults: Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
by Justin Landon
Announcing the First English Translation of “Headache” by Julio Cortázar
by Ann VanderMeer
Hard(boiled) Magic: An Appreciation for Warbound and the Grimnoir Chronicles
by Jeff LaSala
Sun Jul 13
Watch the First Trailer for Doctor Who Season 8!
by Stubby the Rocket
2013 Shirley Jackson Award Winners Announced
by Tor.com
Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for July
by Tor.com
Fri Jul 11
Visit First Second Books at San Diego Comic Con 2014!
by Tor.com
Dreamlike Confabulations: All Those Vanished Engines
by Rajan Khanna
Hellhole Inferno
by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson
Hannibal At the Zoo Twitter is “Terrifying Collision of the Sacred and the Profane”
by Stubby the Rocket
Space Opera and Bad Porn: Vicky Peterwald: Target by Mike Shepherd
by Liz Bourke
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Ferengi Love Songs”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
MTV Orders Full Shannara Series!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Anna Kashina
by Tor.com
Guillermo del Toro Says Pacific Rim Animated Series Will Be “Long Arc,” Not Episodic
by Stubby the Rocket
Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “Prince Ladisla’s Stratagem” and “Until Sunset”
by Justin Landon
The Tor.com Summer Meet-Up is Next Week!
by Tor.com
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Crippled God, Chapter Three
by Amanda Rutter
Timothy Zahn Says We Shouldn’t Assume That All Star Wars Expanded Universe Books Are Non-Canon
by Stubby the Rocket
Under the Radar: The Adventures of Amir Hamza
by Mahvesh Murad
For Love or Money (And If You Do It Right, BOTH): Choosing a Career in Art
by Greg Ruth
Why I’m Voting for Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice
by Justin Landon
Summer of Sleaze: The Universal Horrors of Charles L. Grant
by Will Errickson
Thu Jul 10
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Thomas Sweterlitsch
by Tor.com
Dirty Wings (Excerpt)
by Sarah McCarry
Community Obedience: Gathering Blue
by Mari Ness
Get Pop-Cultured with these Tor Books Authors!
by Tor.com
Voting the Categories: A Guide to the 2014 Hugo Short Story Finalists
by Carl Engle-Laird
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 21
by Leigh Butler
Syfy Greenlights The Magicians Pilot
by Stubby the Rocket
Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 4
by Carl Engle-Laird
Genevieve Valentine is Going to Write Catwoman!
by Stubby the Rocket
Is Doomsday in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?
by Stubby the Rocket
The Harry Potter Reread: The Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 11 and 12
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Here’s Your First Look at Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes
by Stubby the Rocket
If Wishes Were Horses, Apes Would Ride Them: Why Planet of the Apes Will Always Blow Our Minds
by Ryan Britt
Humorous Exposition: Roger Zelazny’s A Night in the Lonesome October
by Max Gladstone
Wed Jul 9
Announcing the 2014 World Fantasy Nominees
by Irene Gallo
“I Volunteer as Tribute!”: Stuff YA Readers Say
by Stubby the Rocket
The Last Last Policeman: Ben H. Winters’ World Of Trouble
by Jake Hinkson
Mortal Danger (Excerpt)
by Ann Aguirre
Isaac Asimov’s Predictions for the Future Respond to Tyra Banks’ Predictions for the Future
by Chris Lough
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Paul Di Filippo
by Tor.com
SciFi in the Motor City: An Interview with the Committee of Detcon1
by Ay-leen the Peacemaker
We Now Interrupt Your Next Mockingjay Teaser With a Message From District 13
by Stubby the Rocket
“A Contract Requires Payment, or it Doesn’t Take.” Max Gladstone’s Full Fathom Five
by Liz Bourke
George R. R. Martin to People Who Say He’ll Die Soon: “#$%@ You”
by Stubby the Rocket
This Video Almost Convinces Us that American Doctor Who Actually Happened
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Crippled God, Chapter Two
by Amanda Rutter
Battling the Embuggerance
by Niall Alexander
Rocket Talk Episode 17: Hugo-Nominated Short Stories
by Stubby the Rocket
Under the Dome: “Infestation”
by Grady Hendrix
Visit Tor Books at San Diego Comic Con 2014!
by Tor.com
Sleep Walking Now and Then
by Richard Bowes
2014 World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Awards Announced
by Irene Gallo
Trailer for Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings
by Irene Gallo
Tue Jul 8
Christoph Waltz Tries to Crack the Meaning of Life in New The Zero Theorem Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
How Did You Come Up With That?: Bygone Worlds as Springboards to Fantasy
by Mary E. Pearson
Slaves of Socorro (Excerpt)
by John Flanagan
Neil Gaiman, Rainbow Rowell, and YOU Come Together for Lev Grossman’s The Magician’s Land Book Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Ties of Blood and Water”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Special Tor.com Birthday Story from Kathleen Ann Goonan!
by Tor.com
17 Minutes of Guardians of the Galaxy Was Not Enough
by Thom Dunn
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Simon R Green
by Tor.com
Here’s Everything the New Harry Potter Story Reveals
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Brandon Sanderson Reads First Chapter From Stormlight Archive Book 3!
by Stubby the Rocket
Short Fiction Spotlight: Stories from Clarkesworld #94
by Lee Mandelo
Sometimes Love Just Isn’t Enough: Rainbow Rowell’s Landline
by Steph Sinclair
Preview The Art of Fred Gambino: Dark Shepherd
by Tor.com
Sleeps With Monsters: Eleanor Arnason’s Big Mama Stories and Aliette de Bodard’s “Heaven Under Earth”
by Liz Bourke
New Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer is Somehow Even Better Than the Rest!
by Stubby the Rocket
Steven Moffat Ignores Canon, Insists That the Doctor Could Be Human
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Merlin’s Beard! J.K. Rowling Has Written a New Harry Potter Short Story
by Stubby the Rocket
The City that Never Sleeps or Goes Away: Harlan Ellison and Star Trek, Again
by Ryan Britt
Gallimaufry: Short Fiction and My Writing Process
by Ellen Klages
Mon Jul 7
Guillermo del Toro Back at Work on Mountains of Madness Movie, But…
by Stubby the Rocket
The Arrows of Time (Excerpt)
by Greg Egan
Come to the Summer Tor.com Meet-Up on July 17th!
by Stubby the Rocket
Former Superman Brandon Routh Joins Arrow
by Stubby the Rocket
Rereading The Empire Trilogy: Daughter of the Empire, Part 8
by Tansy Rayner Roberts
The Baby From Labyrinth Made a Short Puppet Film a Lot Like Labyrinth
by Stubby the Rocket
Defining Character: The Opening Scene of The Clockwork Dagger
by Michael R. Underwood
Space ArachnophobiaStar Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance
by Natalie Zutter and Emmet Asher-Perrin
True Blood Season 7, Episode 3: “Fire in the Hole”
by Theresa DeLucci
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Dark Tower, The Scarlet Field of Can’-Ka No Rey, Chapter 2
by Suzanne Johnson
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Samit Basu
by Tor.com
Read the First Five Chapters of Full Fathom Five (Excerpt)
by Max Gladstone
Sun Jul 6
British Genre Fiction Hitlist: Early July New Releases
by Niall Alexander
Fri Jul 4
Announcing the 2014 Chesley Award Nominees
by Irene Gallo
Thu Jul 3
Fiction Affliction: July Releases in Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
Fiction Affliction: July Releases in Urban Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Happy Fourth of July from Tor.com!
by Stubby the Rocket
Assail (Excerpt)
by Ian Cameron Esslemont
Walking Away From Colors: The Giver
by Mari Ness
Playing the Fool: The Child Eater by Rachel Pollack
by Niall Alexander
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Andrew Farago
by Tor.com
Watch All the Movies That Earth to Echo Was Derived From Instead
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Words of Radiance Reread: Chapter 3
by Alice Arneson
Brooding Superman Teams Up With Sad Batman in New Batman v Superman Photo
by Stubby the Rocket
Je Reviens: Touched by Joanna Briscoe
by Niall Alexander
The Harry Potter Reread: The Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 9 and 10
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Flintlocks and Freedom: Check Out these Revolutionary War Fantasies!
by Leah Schnelbach
Wed Jul 2
Trailer Revealed For Studio Ghibli’s New Film, When Marnie Was There
by Stubby the Rocket
Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for July
by Suzanne Johnson
Watch Humanity Fall to the Simian Flu in Before the Dawn of the Apes Short Films
by Stubby the Rocket
The House of the Four Winds (Excerpt)
by Mercedes Lackey
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Business as Usual”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Sailor Moon Reboot’s New Opening and Transformation Sequence Leaked
by Stubby the Rocket
Children’s Crusade: The Garden of Darkness by Gillian Murray Kendall
by Niall Alexander
Lyrical Empowerment: Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
by Justin Landon
Can We Have These Gorgeous Book-Inspired Benches?
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Reread of the Fallen: The Crippled God, Chapter One
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
From Shadow to Wednesday: Casting Thoughts for American Gods
by Shoshana Kessock
Rocket Talk Episode 16: Max Gladstone and Tabitha Jensen
by Stubby the Rocket
Sherlock in Your Stocking! Cumberbatch and Freeman Will Be Back on Christmas 2015!
by Stubby the Rocket
Under the Dome Season 2: “Heads Will Roll”
by Grady Hendrix
The Devil in the Details
by James D. Macdonald and Debra Doyle
New Tor.com Original Fiction in July and August
by Tor.com
An Irregular Anthology and An Interactive Festival
by Niall Alexander
Tue Jul 1
Starz Now Developing Neil Gaiman’s American Gods TV Series
by Stubby the Rocket
Fiction Affliction: July Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
New Writing Excuses Anthology Features Brandon Sanderson Novella
by Stubby the Rocket
Unwept (Excerpt)
by Tracy Hickman and Laura Hickman
Fantasy French Revolution with Lesbians: The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler
by Liz Bourke
This Trailer for the To Be Takei Documentary Is Wonderful
by Stubby the Rocket
Back to the Laundry: The Rhesus Chart by Charles Stross
by Lee Mandelo
Mark Ruffalo Thinks Zoe Saldana or Emma Stone Should Play She-Hulk
by Stubby the Rocket
Short Fiction Spotlight: Aickman’s Animals
by Niall Alexander
Order of Canada Recognizes Astronaut Chris Hadfield and Fantasy Author Guy Gavriel Kay
by Stubby the Rocket
Juicy and Interestingly Complex: Amanda Downum’s Necromancer Chronicles
by Liz Bourke
Brian Staveley Invites You to Hunt Down Pieces to The Emperor’s Blades Sequel!
by Stubby the Rocket
Post-Binary Gender in SF: Stars in My Pocket like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany
by Alex Dally MacFarlane
Bryan Fuller Wants David Bowie to Guest Star on Hannibal
by Stubby the Rocket
Three Tales From The Laundry Files by Charles Stross
by Tor.com